New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-08
ONLY WAITING FOR WARM WEATHER
THE CONEY ISLAND SEASON AT HAND.
MANY ATTRACTIONS PROMISED FOR THE COMING
SEASON At MANHATTAN BEACH.

MANY ATTRACTIONS PROMISED FOR THE COMING
SEASON AT MANHATTAN BEACH.
The at COney Island will open this year nearly
two weeks later than usual The Bonifaces along the
shore have grown tired of living in solitary grandeur
through the first half OF june losing money on cold
Sundays and dull week days than whole month OF good
weather make up for afterward Decoration
Day. 1t ia true gave little squirt 10 the season at the
start but from that on it dead pull until the be-
ginning OF July This year the big hotels like the Man.
haitian Beach, will open their bars and restaurants on
holidays and Sundays beginning May 3d. The regular
summer season. with special train service. bathing
music and fireworks, will not be fairly launched until
June 10 or H.
At Manhattan Beach, too, the opening day OF the
season and the first racing days at the Coney Island
Jockey Clubs track have always been set to fall as near
together possible. The sheepshead Bay races VIII
begin on June 14and the hotel will be opened on June H.
The Oriental, secluded and independent VIII not
be opened before June 25.
All the big hotels have been rcshened up for the sum
mer with a new coat OF paint Manhattan Beach is well
fortified against the surf and no part OF the shore mas
been eaten away, as far can judge, since last
October perfect bulkhead has been formed here
by driving nine parallel OF piles in the beach and
filling in the spaces between with gneiss rock and brush
The rocks have buried themselves fifteen feet or more In
the sand and in 80 firm that only giant powder or
dynamite could shake them up The bukheadi Is now
Twenty-Five feet wdc and Is hidden under the broad
board walk that runs along the beach
The grass on the lawn is fresh and green again. The
flowers I'm the made beds will be ready to bloom,
and all the natural charms OF a cool beach are
scheduled 10 appear In month or two The Manhattan
Beach people do not rely too much natural charms,
however and all sorts OF Openar attractions nave Oeei
arranged for Gmore's Band will play again twice day
I'm the big music amphitheatre One thousand extra
seats have been made this year by bu Hiding balcony
ana the benches in the parquet will be taken out and
ny theatre choirs No standing Will DO
left and every who gets In will have seat
The fireworks inclosuro has also been enlarged this
year to hold 5000 people The artificial lake between
the stage and the spectators seats has been made one
third larger, and the stage itself has been greatly
strengthened and widened Here Mr. Pain tie pyrotech
MIST will produce wonderful piece Of fireworks and
a dazzling stage spectacle. The whole thing will be
called sebastopol or the Taking of the Maakof."
Five hundred trained men VIII represent lne RUSSIAN
ami rho Allied armies the Russians in gray, the British
in red the French in blue and red the Italians in green
the Turks blue with red eZes. The whole force VIII
engage In hando- hand conflict on tue stage win
charges and charges and the hna capture or the
MaakOf will be made amid the most lrld ana sulphur
Gus display that Professor Pain has yet conceived lie
will three trick elephants to assist him III his inter
ludes, and the whole performance VIII take decldedy
Stnray and sunday are the best days. OF at
the beaches, and OF tine week days Thursday queery
enough, IS by far the most popular ON tneSe reS u
trains will be run hafhOury 10 Manhattan Beach dlilng
the early part of the season On the four on days
only hourly trains will be run. After July trains
will be put on halfhOurly for every day In the week
The Long Island Railroad service has Deen gredtly
improved for the summer, and much pr0mpter ana
pleasaner transfer promised by the East KlNer Terry
companies The Manhattan Beach and Oriental Hotels
viii be under the general management OF captain Heay
Mckinney this year Charles III. Shelly Will nave hnme-
Prospects for the season all along the Coney Island
Beach TO West Brighton most brilliant The Brighton
will open early. and the rest are only waiting tor spe
OF warm weather TO set things gong II inc present
evaw beach near town viii be taxed to its utmost
day OF the week at least.